Wire-stretcher



A. L. SANDERSON.

WIRE STRETCHER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16. 1921.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

JTTORNEY.

AUTHER L. SANDERSON, OF PALUXY, TEXAS.

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Application filed March 16, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUTHER L. SANDER- soN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing in the city of Paluxy and State of Texas,

accompanying drawings.

his invention relates to wire stretchers and splicers, and the main object is to provide a simple, strong, practical and eflicient device to facilitate the stretching and splicing of fence wire or the like.

Another object is to afford handy means for pulling the staples of fence wires, and

or cutting such wires.

In the drawings igure 1 is a perspective showing the apparatus as in use upon a fence for stretching and splicing the fence wire;

ig. 2 is a top or plan view of the device itself;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation;

ig. 4, a perspective showing the tool as located upon the two opposite ends of the broken wire for the purpose of splicing same;

Fig. 5, a similar view after the ends have been drawn together by the tool ready for splicing;

Fig. 6 is a detail showing the method of constructing the individual wire hooks.

The tool consists of a main lever bar 1, depending from the lower end of which are a plurality of spaced wire hooks 2. These wire hooks 2 may have swivel connecting links 3 by which they are connected to the lever bar 1. This method of mounting facilitates the manipulation of the apparatus in use. Two of such hooks will usually be found suflicient for ordinary splicing and stretching, but additional hoo This crotch 4 is found of use in certain classes of work. Upon the opposite end of the lever bar 1 is demountably attached a staple pull 6, a ferrule 7 frictionally connecting same to the lever bar 1. An edged wire cutter 8 is rigidly attached to one side of the lever bar 1 for the purpose of facilitating the cutting of wire. Sliding rings Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921. Serial No. 452,819.

as 9 are adapted to slidingly encircle the lever bar 1,

heir original g straight-away position under the pull of the ends thereof have been for splicing. n operation, the wire hooks engage the wire to be another, after which the rings may beslrd down over the wlre hooks 2,

claim to be new and patent- 1. A wire stretcher, comprising a main lever bar; a plurality of spaced wire engaging hooks pivotally depending from one edge of said main lever bar, and adapted to A wire stretcher, comprising a main lever bar; a wire engaging crotch formed in one end of the lever bar; a plurality of so as to facilitate the splicing of said wires. wire stretcher, comprising a main lever bar; a staple pull detachably mounted on one of end of the bar; a plurality of shanks of the Wire hooks to hold the same in spaced wire engaging hookspivotelly deset position under the pull of the wires, so

pending from one edge of said main le er as to facilitate the splicing of seid'wires. bar, and adapted to grip the ends ofthe wlre AUTHER L. SANDER-SON. 5 so as to draw same together when the lever Vitnesses:

bar is turned; and rings encircling the main B. MGGOWAN, lever bar and adapted to slide over the J. A. TIDWELL. 

